GRDQ Quality and Food Safety Supplier Manager

Main Purpose of the Role

The Group Supplier Quality Manager is responsible for defining, implementing, and continuously improving the global supplier quality framework across all regions and categories. This role establishes and governs the global ways of working for supplier approval, qualification, monitoring, and maintenance, ensuring consistent standards and risk management throughout the supply chain.

The scope includes both direct and indirect suppliers, such as raw materials, packaging suppliers, contract manufacturers, warehouses, logistics providers, and third-party manufacturing and service partners (3PMs).

Working closely with Procurement, Quality, Food Safety, Operations, R&D, and regional teams, the Global Supplier Quality Manager will drive supplier excellence, harmonize processes, strengthen compliance, and support business growth through a robust supplier quality management system.

What you will do

• Define and coordinate deployment of the global supplier quality strategy, standards, and governance model.
• Develop and maintain global procedures, policies, and requirements for supplier approval, qualification, monitoring, and requalification.
• Establish harmonized ways of working across all regions and manufacturing sites.
• Align Materials Management, Incoming Control and Monitoring Rules.
• Lead the development and implementation of the supplier approval process for direct and indirect suppliers
• Define qualification requirements, risk assessment methodologies, and approval criteria.
• Define supplier performance indicators, scorecards, and monitoring mechanisms.
• Drive supplier development and continuous improvement programs.
• Ensure compliance with company standards and external regulations, including GFSI requirements, FSSC 22000, and local legislation.
• Support crisis management, supplier incidents, recalls, and root-cause investigations.
• Foster a culture of quality excellence and proactive risk management throughout the supply chain.

Our Perfect Candidate

• Degree in Food Science, Engineering, Chemistry, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Quality, Food Safety, Supplier Quality, or Supply Chain management within the FMCG or food industry.
• Proven experience managing supplier quality programs across multiple regions.
• Strong understanding of supplier qualification, auditing, risk management, and quality systems.
• Experience working with contract manufacturers, warehouses, logistics providers, and indirect sourcing.
• Solid knowledge of food safety standards and regulations, including FSSC 22000, GFSI, HACCP, and GMP.
• Experience with digital quality management systems and supplier management platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a global and multicultural environment.

The position offers a gross annual salary starting from 70,000€. Additional compensation and company benefits may also apply and will be discussed and defined during the selection process and on an individual basis. 

Here in Perfetti Van Melle there is a culture of respect and valorization of diversity.

Therefore, applications, recruiting processes and development paths in the company are opportunities open to all people without any type of discrimination.